ARCHON Spec

This is another thread asking for advice but this time it's about Archon Wizards.

So as near as I can tell, the Archon spec relies most heavily on Armor+All Res+Phys Res for survival since you can't stack Lifesteal as a Wizard and Life on Hit seems to proc in kind of a funny way with Channeled spells like the Archon's laser.

Also, for the sake of having higher(much high actually) DPS, I sacked my Tal off hand and Storm Crow helm which has left me with zero APOC. Because of this, I switched out Mistral Breeze with Living Lightening.

Anyways, my questions are, is it worth stacking Life on Hit for the Archon spec, or should I just push for the highest DPS possible and hope my 2.8% LS is enough to keep me alive? Is the proc coefficient high enough with Living Lightening or is it worth losing about 10k DPS to have at least 10 APOC(and some LoH actually) on my Helm making Mistral Breeze usable?

Is Archon Spec viable in higher MPs or do I "have" to eventually use the Critical Mass spec?

I'm not really sure, but I THINK Wizards use a CM build, but just use Archon instead of magic weapon, or something like that. I remember seeing a video of an MP10 wizard, using Archon most of the time, and using CM Stun if/when Archon expired.

Originally Posted by Precursor

"Fall of therzane....." ....um what? if that woman fell , god help us it will be the second cataclysm

As others have said, archon is about pure speed farming. You're only going to do max of MP5 as archon. If your dmg is around 200k you will be able to just melt mobs. The key is getting your physical resistance up so reflect doesn't crush you.

I got some gear since I got back but sometimes I felt myself a bit squishy still. Altough DIAMOND armor helps sometimes but for solo game I dont feel I am surviving much.

Can someone help me to spec for Public Games ( strong aoe DPS spec ). And for Solo gaming?

Thanks Vash.

For farming low MPs, just use my spec which is shown in the link in the first post at the top though you might wanna swap Force Weapon for Blood Magic

For high MPs, you're gonna have to use Critical Mass, apparently. If ya go on Youtube and type in, "Budget CM" a guide will come up.

Also, if you feel "squishy" you need to stack more defensive stats like All Res, Physical Res, Life on Hit/Lifesteal, Armor, and Vitality.

The spec you're using currently reflects more of a kiting play style though, in which case you don't really need as many defensive stats, but I'd suggest getting the full +25% to run speed so you can kite more effectively.